Unit 5 單元測評(píng) -2022-2023學(xué)年高中英語北師大版（2019）選擇性必修第二冊(cè)(含答案)

1、第五單元測評(píng)第二局部閱讀(共兩節(jié)，總分值50分)第一節(jié)(共15小題;每題2.5分，總分值37.5分)閱讀以下短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最正確選項(xiàng)。AAs one of our talented remote editors,you 11 have the ability to work from home while choosing the types of tasks that interest you.You will receive free training through online talks and our company newsletters. You

2、 will have job security and be paid on time. Working with Scribendi Inc.requires a middle level of computer and Internet knowledge.Standard qualifications:A university degree in a related fieldAt least three years of experience in editing,writing,document production or language teachingA native spea

3、ker of the English languageExcellent reading comprehension skills and the ability to follow written instructions and work independentlyAn average editing or proofreading (校對(duì))speed of 1,000-1,500 words per hourThe ability to accept payments in your own account in US dollars using PayPal(please review

4、 PayPal s international payment network for more details)Preferred qualifications:Access to additional word processing/document production software (e.g.OpenOffice,WordPerfect,LaTeX,Adobe Acrobat,Swift Publisher,PageMaker)In-depth knowledge of one or more style guides (e.g.Chicago Manual of Style,Tu

5、rabian,APA)Please note that applications for this position are NOT accepted by email.Please do not call or email for more information about a position or to discuss an application.Please note that only applicants selected for evaluation will be contacted.Please visit our website for application.Be c

6、areful about meeting deadlines.What will the remote editor do?A.Study the knowledge of typesetting.B.Receive training that needs to be paid for.C.Accept his payments by using PayPal.D.Rest on weekends and have good pay.Who will probably be one of the remote editors?A.An American with a university de

7、gree,who worked 3 years for a newspaper.B.A Chinese with a university degree,who worked 5 years for a translation company.C.An Englishman with a high school degree,who worked 3 years for a newspaper.D.A Frenchman with a university degree,who has a high level of computer knowledge.Which of the follow

8、ing is reasonable according to the passage?W:Thanks.(Text 8)W:Henry,you look like you re on top of the world.What s up?M:I just heard some good news from our head teacher.W:What was it?Has our school football team won the football match?M:No,it wasn t that.I just got the news that the painting I fin

9、ished last month has been chosen to be exhibited in the City s Student Art Show.W:Really?That s great news.M:So do you want to go to the show?W:Sure.When will it be held?M:From 9 am to 4 pm next Monday.I really can t wait to go.W:Neither can I.By the way,have you told your parents the good news?I m

10、sure they 11 be happy to hear that.M:I haven t told them yet.r II call and tell them about it now.(Text 9)W:Hello!May I speak to John?M:This is John speaking.W:Hi John!It, s Mary.Thank you for the message about the meeting.But V m sorry I won t be there this Friday,because I will be away on business

11、 then and won t be back until next Monday.Can somebody else go to the meeting instead?M:Yes,I think your assistant Jack can attend the meeting for you.W:OK.But what s the meeting about?I ve got no idea.Is it about the new department manager?Or another new product?M:Eh,not exactly.ltJ s about how to

12、improve our service.W:When and where will the meeting be held?M:The meeting will be in Room 603 at two o clock this Friday afternoon.W:How long will it last?M:For about one hour.W:Who will chair the meeting?M:Mike,the manager of our company.W:Thank you very much II let my assistant know.(Text 10)M:H

13、ello,everyone.I? d like to introduce myself and also share some information about my neighbors.My name is Peter.I m from Edinburgh,and V m a student of law at this famous university.I, m staying with my aunt and uncle.We live in a small apartment building.There are four families in this building.The

14、re s a family of three living under us,the Crozier family .They re from Glasgow.Mr Crozier is a doctor.Marjorie,his wife,is a librarian.Next door to us is a single lady,Miss Green.She s from Liverpool.She? s working as a secretary in a telephone company.She has many friends,and they visit her quite

15、often.In the fourth apartment,there s a young couple from China.Mr Wu is working hard on his doctor? s degree at Oxford University,and Mrs Wu is teaching in a primary school.All the people in my apartment building are very friendly.They are all very good neighbors.l.B 2.C 3.B 4.B 5.C 6.B 7.A 8.C 9.B

16、 10.Cll.B 12.B 13.A 14.C 15.C 16.B 17.B 18.A 19.C 20.B【語篇導(dǎo)讀】本文是一篇應(yīng)用文。文章主要介紹了遠(yuǎn)程編輯的工作特點(diǎn)、申請(qǐng)要求及申請(qǐng)方 式。.C 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一殳中的You will receive free training through”可知B項(xiàng)錯(cuò)誤;根 據(jù) Standard qualifications 中的 “The ability to accept payments in your own account in US dollars using PayPal”可知，遠(yuǎn)程編輯要能使用PayPal獲得薪酬，應(yīng)選C項(xiàng)。文中未提

17、及A、D兩項(xiàng)。.A 推理判斷題。根據(jù) Standard qualifications 中的“A university degree in a related field”,“At least three years of experience in editing,writing,document production or language teaching和“A native speaker of the English language”可知,相關(guān)專業(yè)大學(xué)畢業(yè)、至少有三年相關(guān)行業(yè)工作經(jīng)驗(yàn) 且母語是英語的人可能會(huì)成為一名遠(yuǎn)程編輯，所以A項(xiàng)符合要求。.D 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后 一殳中的“Pl

18、ease note that only applicants selected for evaluation will be contacted.“可知，只有審核合格的申請(qǐng)者才能參加面試，所以A項(xiàng)錯(cuò)誤;根據(jù)最后一段中的 “Be careful about meeting deadlines.”可知,這項(xiàng)工作是有申請(qǐng)期限的，而不是全年都可以申請(qǐng)，所以 B項(xiàng)錯(cuò)誤;文章未提及C項(xiàng)。根據(jù)最后一段中的“Please visit our website for application.”可知，求 職者可以在網(wǎng)站上申請(qǐng)遠(yuǎn)程編輯這一職位，應(yīng)選D項(xiàng)?！菊Z篇導(dǎo)讀】本文是一篇記敘文。弗萊爾為了使他的花園與眾不同，把

19、植物做成不同的形狀，并 通過自己的創(chuàng)新和激情把花園變成藝術(shù)。.A 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段中的“The shrubs began to take on different shapes.As the years went by,the creations became more delicate.”可知，為了使他的花園與眾不同,他把這些植物做成不 同的形狀。應(yīng)選A項(xiàng)。.D 詞義猜想題。根據(jù)第四段中的“Many professional gardeners are amazed by what Fryar has been able to accomplish .”可知，許多專業(yè)園丁對(duì)弗萊爾的成就

20、感到驚訝;再根據(jù)畫線詞所在句中的 “wouldn t survive in the South”可知，畫線詞意思應(yīng)與survive相近，意為茁壯成長應(yīng)選D 項(xiàng)。.A 推理判斷題。根據(jù)第三段中的As the years went by,the creations became more delicate.”、 第五段4口最后一殳中的Show me anyone who works at anything with a passion and has patience,and they re going to be successful.”可知,讓弗萊爾獲獎(jiǎng)的正是激情與創(chuàng)新。應(yīng)選A項(xiàng)。.C 主旨大

21、意題。根據(jù)全文內(nèi)容，尤其是第二段中的he began by using bushes and shrubs that a local nursery had thrown away”才口 第三段中的“As the years went by,the creations became more delicate.Fryar began planting trees and using zip ties,coat hangers,PVC pipe,and even his wife s old stockings to achieve the forms he wanted.”可知，本文講述了弗萊

22、爾通過自己的創(chuàng)新和激情把花園 變成藝術(shù)的故事。應(yīng)選C項(xiàng)?！菊Z篇導(dǎo)讀】本文是一篇說明文。研究人員發(fā)現(xiàn)，玩拼圖游戲能幫助孩子們掌握與數(shù)學(xué)相關(guān)的 技能，尤其是空間想象技能。.B 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段第一句內(nèi)容可知，兩歲到四歲之間的孩子玩拼圖,能夠開展更好 的空間技能。應(yīng)選B項(xiàng)。29.C 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段的最后一句可知，設(shè)計(jì)實(shí)驗(yàn)時(shí),Levine考慮到了父母的收入以及 受教育的程度。應(yīng)選C項(xiàng)。30.D 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段最后一句可知，男孩們傾向于玩更復(fù)雜一些的拼圖。應(yīng)選 D項(xiàng)。31.B 主旨大意題。文章主要介紹了有關(guān)玩拼圖的研究發(fā)現(xiàn)，再結(jié)合最后一段內(nèi)容不難推斷出 文章主旨。應(yīng)選B項(xiàng)。【語

23、篇導(dǎo)讀】本文是一篇說明文。牛津大學(xué)的研究人員發(fā)表的一份新報(bào)告發(fā)現(xiàn):認(rèn)知能力相似 的兒童獲得教育成功的可能性卻不同;這取決于他們父母的經(jīng)濟(jì)實(shí)力、社會(huì)文化和教育資源。 32.B 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由第一段第三句Children of similar cognitive ability have very different chances of educational success;it still depends on their parents? economic,sociocultural and educational resources.”可知，研究的主要發(fā)現(xiàn)是相同認(rèn)知能力的孩子獲得學(xué)業(yè)成功

24、的可能性不 同。33.A 推理判斷題。根據(jù)第 一殳最后一句The researchers looked at the data from groups of children born in three decades: 1950s, 1970s and 1990s.”以及第三段中的“If we compare the educational achievement of children born in the 1990s to those in the late 1950s and early 1970s,we see that”可知，本文采用了比照的方法來組織文章。34.D 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。

25、由第三段中的“That means that your parents? place in society and their own level of education still play a big part in how well you may do.”可知，父母的社會(huì)文化和教育背景依 然在孩子的學(xué)業(yè)成就中起著重要作用。35.B 推理判斷題。由最后一段的內(nèi)容可知，作者對(duì)新報(bào)告中的發(fā)現(xiàn)的態(tài)度是很客觀的。 favourable”贊許的，贊同的”;objective客觀的”;doubtful懷疑的tnegative否認(rèn)的”。應(yīng)選B項(xiàng)?！菊Z篇導(dǎo)讀】本文是一篇議論文。一些高中生認(rèn)為高等教育是

26、沒用的，因此他們選擇不上大 學(xué)。作者認(rèn)為,我們應(yīng)該上大學(xué)去接受良好的教育并說明了上大學(xué)的理由以及大學(xué)教育的好 處。36.A 上句提到有的高中生認(rèn)為接受高等教育沒有用，下句提到如果你是他們中的一員，請(qǐng)三 思。下面解釋了為什么你應(yīng)該上大學(xué)并在那里接受良好教育。由此可知,此處說的是有人認(rèn)為 上大學(xué)沒用,因此選擇不上大學(xué)。應(yīng)選A項(xiàng)。37.F根據(jù)下文可知，本段介紹了在學(xué)校里獲取的知識(shí)對(duì)工作的影響。由此可推斷出，空格處與 從學(xué)校教育中獲取知識(shí)有關(guān)。分析選項(xiàng)可知,F項(xiàng)的意義不僅與本段一致,而且有復(fù)現(xiàn)詞 knowledge,符合語境。38.B 根據(jù)空格后的句子可知，我們的文化并不是唯一的，還有其他的文化能豐富

27、我們的知識(shí)，故 B 項(xiàng)“We come to know that ours is not the only culture.“符合語境。39.E 根據(jù)空格前的內(nèi)容可推斷出，接觸到更多有相同背景和相同品位的人，自然會(huì)讓你有更好 的人際關(guān)系網(wǎng)。分析選項(xiàng)可知,E 項(xiàng)“It means a good education leads to excellent networking.”符合 語境。40.D 空格處是本段的主題句。根據(jù)空格后的內(nèi)容可推斷出，本段指出，良好的教育會(huì)讓你談吐 恰當(dāng),成為有能力、有吸引力的人。分析比照選項(xiàng)可知,D項(xiàng)能概括本段內(nèi)容?！菊Z篇導(dǎo)讀】本文是一篇記敘文。53歲的卡米爾患肺癌，

28、但她現(xiàn)在卻能夠在治療她的疾病的同 時(shí)保持她的日常生活，同時(shí)通過當(dāng)志愿者來幫助跟自己處境相同的人。41.B 由下文的力 want to help people who are in the same as I am.”可知，此處指她不是唯個(gè)（患肺癌的人）。句意:卡米爾,53歲，是兩個(gè)孩子的母親，并不是唯個(gè)（患肺癌的人）。asleep”睡著的”;alone”唯一的，單獨(dú)的”;lonely寂寞的together”一起的應(yīng)選B項(xiàng)。.C 句意:但幸運(yùn)的是，科學(xué)正在迅速開展，一系列的測試有助于確保正確的藥物在正確的時(shí)間 用到正確的病人身上。make sense”有意義,講得通”;make up”組成，化妝

29、”;make sure“確?！?make out“理解，識(shí)別出“。應(yīng)選C項(xiàng)。.A 由 下 文的“With proper and medical care,Camille is now able to keep her dailywhile treating her disease.”可知，卡米爾正在從癌癥診斷測試中受益。benefit“受益”;escape”逃 避”;travel旅行”;deserve應(yīng)得應(yīng)選A項(xiàng)。.D 由下文的“and medical care”并結(jié)合語境可知，這句話的意思是:經(jīng)過適當(dāng)?shù)闹委熀歪t(yī)療護(hù) 理,卡米爾現(xiàn)在能夠在治療她的疾病的同時(shí)保持她的日常生活。relaxation

30、放松;protection”保 護(hù)entertainment“娛樂”;treatment“治療應(yīng)選 D 項(xiàng)。.C daily routine是固定短語，意為“日常生活”。結(jié)合語境可知，這里的意思是:經(jīng)過適當(dāng)?shù)闹委?和醫(yī)療護(hù)理,卡米爾現(xiàn)在能夠在治療她的疾病的同時(shí)保持她的日常生活。program“程序，計(jì) 劃”;process”過程;routine“常規(guī);service服務(wù)應(yīng)選 C 項(xiàng)。.B 根據(jù)前面的“gets a CT scan并結(jié)合語境可知，這句話的意思是:她每三個(gè)月做一次CT掃 描,以檢查（病情）有無變化。manage“管理”;monitor“檢查，監(jiān)視”;follow跟隨record報(bào)告

31、”。應(yīng)選 B項(xiàng)。.A 句意:現(xiàn)在她每周游兩次四分之一英里，而且她可以幫助孩子們上學(xué)。help“幫 助”;accompany陪伴;greet”歡迎，迎接”;save“節(jié)省，挽救應(yīng)選A項(xiàng)。.C 根據(jù)下文的“it s mostly back to for us”并結(jié)合語境可知，這里的意思是:有些事情我知道我應(yīng)該慢慢來,但在其他方面，對(duì)我們來說基本上已經(jīng)恢復(fù)正常了。besides“況且，此 外”;moreover”并且;otherwise”在其他方面，除此之外，否那么”;instead”代替，反而應(yīng)選C項(xiàng)。.D 才艮據(jù)語境“There are some things that I know I sho

32、uld take slowly,but,it? s mostly back to”可知,此處指對(duì)卡米爾來說生活基本上恢復(fù)正常了。surprise“驚奇”;nature”自然，本 性”;special特別的東西”;normal“正常，常態(tài)應(yīng)選D項(xiàng)。.A 根據(jù)上文的“Camille is now able to keep her daily”并結(jié)合語境可知，此處指她剛被確診的時(shí) 候都站不住。stand站立;remember記住;realize意識(shí)到;lie躺”。應(yīng)選A項(xiàng)。.B 根據(jù)下文的“As part of that gratitude”可知，這句話的意思是:然而，我變得非常感激。 pitifu

33、l“可憐的”;grateful感激的”;cautious”謹(jǐn)慎的”;impatient“不耐煩的”。應(yīng)選B項(xiàng)。.C 根據(jù)下文的T ve always been the caretaker and the volunteer”可知,此處指志愿服務(wù)對(duì)她 來說變得更加重要。句意:作為感恩的一局部，自從卡米爾確診后，志愿服務(wù)對(duì)她來說變得更加重 要。struggling“斗爭”;engineering“工程”;volunteering志愿月艮務(wù)pioneering“當(dāng)開拓者應(yīng)選 C 項(xiàng)。.D 句意:我一直是管理員和志愿者,但是人們幫助了我，特別是在過去的幾個(gè)月里，所以我真的 想把這個(gè)還給他們。give

34、back意為歸還應(yīng)選D項(xiàng)。.A 句意:我想幫助和我處境相同的人。situation”情況，處境”;occupation職業(yè)relationship”關(guān) 系”;system”系統(tǒng)。應(yīng)選A項(xiàng)。.B 根據(jù)下文的“that it s not hopeless”并結(jié)合上文提到的治療可知，這句話的意思是:我會(huì)告 訴他們還有很多項(xiàng)選擇擇，這并不是沒有希望的。opinion”觀點(diǎn)，想法”;option”選擇”;difficulty”困 難”;decision“決定應(yīng)選B項(xiàng)?！菊Z篇導(dǎo)讀】本文是一篇記敘文。Tabichi 一直致力于改變肯尼亞一個(gè)貧困地區(qū)的學(xué)生們的生 活。盡管條件艱苦，但是他還是帶著學(xué)生們?nèi)〉昧藘?yōu)

35、異的成績。他堅(jiān)信:要成為一名偉大的老師, 必須非常有創(chuàng)造力;必須多做少說。.a 考查冠詞。根據(jù)math and science teacher可知，此處要用不定冠詞表示“一個(gè)”。故填a。.was chosen 考查動(dòng)詞的時(shí)態(tài)和語態(tài)。Tabichi先生是從參加決賽的十位教師中被挑選出來 的。根據(jù)took part in可知，此處應(yīng)用一殳過去時(shí);且choose與主語Tabichi之間是動(dòng)賓關(guān)系，要用 被動(dòng)語態(tài)。故填was chosen。.which/that考查定語從句。分析句子成分可知，此處引導(dǎo)一個(gè)限制性定語從句，先行詞是 area,指物,定語從句缺少主語，因此要用關(guān)系代詞which或that引

36、導(dǎo)。故填which或thato 59.teaching 考查非謂語動(dòng)詞。此處teaching作定語修飾名詞materials,表示“教學(xué)材料”。.other 考查形容詞。根據(jù)語境及that are common可推知，此處應(yīng)用形容詞other“其他的”修飾 名詞 schoolso 故填 other 或 mosto.to build 考查非謂語動(dòng)詞。try to do sth意為“設(shè)法做某事，盡力做某事”,是固定搭配。.has doubled 考查動(dòng)詞時(shí)態(tài)和主謂一致。根據(jù)In the last three years可知，此句應(yīng)用現(xiàn)在完成 時(shí)，再根據(jù)主語the number of student

37、s可知，謂語動(dòng)詞要用單數(shù)形式。故填has doubledo.fewer 考查形容詞比擬級(jí)。根據(jù)前面的副詞far及后面的than可知，此處要用形容詞的比擬 級(jí)。故填fewer o.how 考查賓語從句。根據(jù)謂語動(dòng)詞teach及語境可知，此處引導(dǎo)一個(gè)賓語從句，表示“怎樣，如 何。故填how。 petition 考查名詞。根據(jù)定冠詞the可知,此處要用名詞，故填competition。寫作第一節(jié)Deal Jim,How is everything going?I am glad to hear from you.Learning that you are interested in our “exe

38、rcise between classes”am writing to tell you more about it.Designed especially for primary and middle school students,exercise between classes contains some basic movements like jumping,moving,running,clapping and kicking.Usually we do it between the second class and the third class in the morning,a

39、t the pace of the music,which lasts 20 minutes.As far as I am concerned,it is necessary and beneficial to do exercise between classes.First,as the famous saying goes,life lies in exercise.To maintain physical fitness and overall health,we must involve ourselves in regular sports practice.Besides,it

40、contributes to a pleasant mood.If you have any further questions,just let me know.Yours,Li Hua 第二節(jié)Faced with such a situation,! reached into my pocket.Soon I pulled out some change and gave it to him without hesitation or saying a single word.I went on towards completing my own business.As you know,

41、I had an appointment.For a response,! turned on my heel and said to him as I was walking awayHave a good day.”The funny thing was that I felt a lot brighter,and a small smile came to my face. And I seemed to walk just a little quicker.I was walking away when he called out “thank you so much far behi

42、nd.Honestly,! didn t even expect him to say anything.lt was satisfying enough to know that I had made a simple gesture to help someone else who needed a helping hand or a little help.However,it brought to my face a smile.lt doesn t take much to lend those in need a helping hand;a big payoff is what

43、you get in return.More importantly,with such warmth catching on,our society will become more and more harmonious and comfortable.A.Those applying for the job will be given a job interview.B.One can apply for the job throughout the year.C munication is very important for one to get the job. D.One can

44、 apply for the job through the website.BPearl Fryar knew he wanted to do something unique with the farmland he bought in South Carolina.He wanted to win the local garden club s “Yard of the Month” award.Fryar didn t have the money to purchase new trees,so he began by using bushes and shrubs that a l

45、ocal nursery had thrown away-plants that looked dead to most people.Because he worked days at a factory,Fry ar often tended his garden at night.Neighbors got used to seeing him stand on the ladder,cutting up his steadily growing bushes.The shrubs began to take on different shapes.As the years went b

46、y,the creations became more delicate.Fryar began planting trees and using zip ties,coat hangers,PVC pipe,and even his wife s old stockings to achieve the forms he wanted/cHe has a way of handling plants to make them become what he wants them to be by training,bending,wiring and clipping,said a neigh

47、bor.Many professional gardeners are amazed by what Fryar has been able to accomplish.Some plants which wouldn t survive in the South thrived under his care.Fryar s attention to detail and his willingness to work hard have made him a local hero.He was the first African American to win Yard of the Mon

48、th from the local garden club.FryarJ s garden now includes about 400 species of plants and 150 different plant sculptures. A box for donations can be found on the property,but giving is optional.Fry ar welcomes people who can t afford to pay.He understands.He? s been there.You can be somebody,“ he t

49、ells students who visit the garden.Show me anyone who works at anything with a passion and has patience,and they re going to be successful.Be strong enough not to let the barriers in life stop you.” 24.How did Fryar make his garden unique?A.He made the plants into different shapes.B.He bought new tr

50、ees from a local nursery.C.He used his professional knowledge.D.He asked his neighbors to cut up his bushes.What does the underlined word “thrived“ in paragraph 4 mean?A.Died away.B.Became weak.C.Faded slowly.D.Grew strong.What made Fryar win the award?A.Passion and innovation.B.Patience and generos

51、ity.C.Ambition and sympathy.D.Willingness and honesty.What is the best title for the text?A.Making a Man into a HeroB.The Hard Life of Pearl Fryar C.Transforming a Garden into Art D.The First Man of Yard of the MonthC（2020全國 II 卷,B）Some parents will buy any high-tech toy if they think it will help t

52、heir child,but researchers said puzzles help children with math-related skills.Psychologist Susan Levine,an expert on mathematics development in young children at the University of Chicago,found children who play with puzzles between ages 2 and 4 later develop better spatial skills.Puzzle play was f

53、ound to be a significant predictor of cognition（認(rèn)知）after controlling for differences in parents income,education and the amount of parent talk,Levine said.The researchers analyzed video recordings of 53 child-parent pairs during everyday activities at home and found children who play with puzzles be

54、tween 26 and 46 months of age have better spatial skills when assessed at 54 months of age.“The children who played with puzzles performed better than those who did not,on tasks that assessed their ability to rotate（旋轉(zhuǎn)）and translate shapes.Levine said in a statement.The parents were asked to interac

55、t with their children as they normally would,and about half of the children in the study played with puzzles at one time.Higher-income parents tended to have children play with puzzles more frequently,and both boys and girls who played with puzzles had better spatial skills.However,boys tended to pl

56、ay with more complex puzzles than girls,and the parents of boys provided more spatial language and were more active during puzzle play than the parents of girls.The findings were published in the journal Developmental Science.n which aspect do children benefit from puzzle play?A.Building confidence.

57、B.Developing spatial skills.C.Leaming self-control.D.Gaining high-tech knowledge.What did Levine take into consideration when designing her experiment?A.Parents age.B.Children s imagination.C.Parents education.D.Child-parent relationship.How do boys differ from girls in puzzle play?A.They play with

58、puzzles more often.B.They tend to talk less during the game.C.They prefer to use more spatial language.D.They are likely to play with tougher puzzles.What is the text mainly about?A.A mathematical method.B.A scientific study.C.A woman psychologist.D.A teaching program.DBritain s got talent-but we re

59、 still wasting it.That s the main finding of a new report by researchers from Oxford University.Children of similar cognitive（認(rèn)矢口的）ability have very different chances of educational success;it still depends on their parents economic,sociocultural and educational resources.This contradicts a commonly

60、 held view that our education system has developed enough to give everyone a fighting chance.The researchers looked at the data from groups of children born in three decades: 1950s, 1970s and 1990s.They found significant evidence of a wastage of talent.Individuals with high levels of cognitive abili